Legal Secretary - Belfast, United Kingdom - Keoghs

Keoghs

Verified Company

Belfast, United Kingdom

5 days ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

An opportunity has arisen for a Legal Secretary to join our busy and growing Northern Ireland team, based in our central Belfast offices.

You will be working alongside our litigated file handlers ensuring that we deliver market leading results for our clients.

Our team handles all areas of insurance litigation from credit hire through to motor, casualty, disease and property, acting on behalf of a broad spread of insurer and corporate clients.

You will assist the file handlers in the day to day handling of cases, dealing with audio typing, liaising with third parties and managing key dates, working as a team at all times.

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities
Preparation of Court documents and Briefs
Making telephone calls and receiving telephone messages on behalf of the solicitor
Making appointments, keeping records and contacts up to date,
Filing, faxing and photocopying duties, keeping records up to date,
Adherence to Lexcel and ISO 9001 standards,
Being a support to the firm and the wider team, as and when required.

Working Hours
35 hours per week
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch.
Primary location for this role is Belfast

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills and Attributes:
Audio / copy typing,
PC literate, MS Word, MS Excel, Case Management
Photocopying, faxing, binding, scanning, filing,
Effective time management prioritise work for solicitor,
Diary management,
Good communication skills and telephone manner,
Well presented, polite and professional,
Maintain confidentiality and work without supervision.

Required Soft Skills:
Values
Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our five values are at the heart of everything we do;
Keoghs values
We listen, are down to earth and supportive
We work together towards a common goal
We're friendly with a can do attitude
We care about our clients
We evolve

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